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U.S. Presidents Multiple Choice Quiz | 10 Questions

This quiz is to test your knowledge of the U.S. presidents. I hope you enjoy it. Good Luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by melzr1. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
melzr1

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
11,990

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
4813

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who was the 12th president? Hint

Franklin Pierce

John Tyler

Zachary Taylor

Andrew Johnson

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who was president during the Gadsden Purchase in 1853? Hint

James Buchanan

Millard Fillmore

Franklin Pierce

Abraham Lincoln

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Question 3 of 10

3. Where was George Washington born? Hint

Port Shadwell, PA.

Braintree, MA.

Westmoreland, VA.

Waxhaw, SC.

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Question 4 of 10

4. What was John Quincy Adams's relation to John Adams? Hint

Uncle

Son

Brother

Father

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who was the 21st president? Hint

Chester Alan Arthur

James Abram Garfield

Grover Cleveland

Woodrow Wilson

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who was president when congress adopted the Missouri Compromise? Hint

James Monroe

Thomas Jefferson

John Adams

Andrew Jackson

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who was the 9th president? Hint

Harry S. Truman

Martin Van Buren

William Henry Harrison

James Knox Polk

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who delivered the Gettysburg Address? Hint

George Washington

Andrew Jackson

Thomas Jefferson

Abraham Lincoln

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who was president when the United States signed a treaty with Russia for the purchase of Alaska? Hint

Andrew Johnson

Rutherford B. Hayes

Ulysses S. Grant

Herbert Hoover

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who was the 36th president? Hint

Dwight David Eisenhower

James Earl Carter, Jr.

Lyndon Baines Johnson

Richard Nixon

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was the 12th president?

Answer: Zachary Taylor

He was president from 1849-1850.

2. Who was president during the Gadsden Purchase in 1853?

Answer: Franklin Pierce

The Gadsden Purchase settled boundary disputes between the United States and Mexico. It gave the United States a southern railway route to the Pacific.

3. Where was George Washington born?

Answer: Westmoreland, VA.

He later inherited Mount Vernon, an estate on the Potomac. He died at Mount Vernon on December 14th 1799.

4. What was John Quincy Adams's relation to John Adams?

Answer: Son

He was the eldest son of John and Abigail Adams. He was born on July 11, 1767.

5. Who was the 21st president?

Answer: Chester Alan Arthur

He was president from 1881-1885.

6. Who was president when congress adopted the Missouri Compromise?

Answer: James Monroe

The Missouri Compromise temporarily quieted sectional disputes over the expansion of slavery.

7. Who was the 9th president?

Answer: William Henry Harrison

He was inaugurated on March 4,1841. He contracted pneumonia and died at the White House on April 4, 1841.

8. Who delivered the Gettysburg Address?

Answer: Abraham Lincoln

The Gettysburg Address was delivered at the dedication of the cemetery at Gettysburg.

9. Who was president when the United States signed a treaty with Russia for the purchase of Alaska?

Answer: Andrew Johnson

On March 30, 1867 the United States signed a treaty with Russia for the purchase of Alaska for {$7,200,000.}

10. Who was the 36th president?

Answer: Lyndon Baines Johnson

He was president from 1963-1969.

Source: Author melzr1

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